Warning

[sallyseachange]

Just saw the following posted in a chat room, and thought to pass it along to all:

"This is not a joke! Please Be Extremely Careful especially if using internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL etc. This info arrived this morning direct from both Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know who has access to the Internet. You may receive an apparently harmless email with a Power Point presentation "Life is beautiful." If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, and delete it immediately. If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying: "It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful." Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you will gain access to your name, e-mail and password. This is a new virus which began circulating on Saturday afternoon."

Sal

[Super Duper Matt]

Thanks for the chain letter.

[sallyseachange]

Oh well... there's no fool like an old fool...and a gullible old fool too.... lol

[Super Duper Matt]

Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. This is a typical internet chain letter. This is simular to the ones that say,

Microsoft is testing out how e-mail works on the internet, send this e-mail to 5 of your friends and you will recieve 10 dollars in the mail!!! This is true it happened to me!!!!!

[Elizellen]

Thanks for the reminder Sally for us all not to open unexpected files that arrive in our emails

[Perry]

http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/life.asp

Yes, it's prudent not to open files from people you don't know.

[sallyseachange]

No prob Matt... didn't take it amiss. Was amazed that I actuallly fell for it!! I loathe those chain letters and make a point of never onpassing them. More fool me this time! Guess I was hoodwinked by the fact that it didn't reach me by email but was posted in an open chat room by someone who is usually quite sensible. The minute you said that, it was clear as daylight though!

Tks Elizellen and Perry ... yes, the internet is full of snares, with viruses behind every corner.

[Elizellen]

Thanks for posting that website Perry.
I knew there was somewhere we could check for hoaxes but couldnt remember its name!